The taxonomy, morphology and distribution of  rust species on Arundineae (Poaceae) in Iran was studied. Five species of Puccinia viz. P. magnusiana Körn., P. phragmitis (Schumach.)Körn., P. isiacae G. Winter, P. trabutii Roum. & Sacc. and P. akiyoshidanensis Morim. are described and illustrated. Of these, Puccinia akiyoshidanensis is considered as a distinct species and newly recorded for Irani...

High-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) was used to deposit ITO/Ag/ITO (IAgI) and ITO/Cu/ITO (ICuI) sandwiched films on polyethylene naphthalate substrate at room temperature as flexible transparent conductive materials. The hybrid layers were constructed with 40 nm ITO bottom top layers, a 5–20 Ag or Cu interlayer. microstructure optoelectrical properties estimated for these various t...

We report the modulation of epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) wavelength and enhanced third-order nonlinearity in indium tin oxide (ITO)/Au multilayer films. The samples consisting five-layer 40 nm ITO films spaced by four-layer ultrathin Au different thickness, i.e., ITO(40 nm)/[Au(x)/ITO(40 nm)]4, were prepared magnetron sputtering at room temperature. ENZ is theoretically calculated experimentally con...

The contribution of transient outward current (Ito) to changes in ventricular action potential (AP) repolarization induced by acidosis is unresolved, as is the indirect effect of these changes on calcium handling. To address this issue we measured intracellular pH (pHi), Ito, L-type calcium current (ICa,L), and calcium transients (CaTs) in rabbit ventricular myocytes. Intracellular acidosis [pH...

We recently characterized an autocrine renin angiotensin system (RAS) in canine heart. Activation of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptors (AT1Rs) induced electrical remodeling, including inhibition of the transient outward potassium current Ito, prolongation of the action potential (AP), increased calcium entry and increased contractility. Electrical properties of the mouse heart are very different ...

Transparent conducting electrodes with the combination of high optical transmission and good electrical conductivity are essential and desirable in solar energy harvesting and electric lighting devices including organic solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as well as in their inorganic counterparts. Currently, indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass is most often used because ITO has relati...